{"id":13734,"date":"2026-07-22T17:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13734"},"modified":"2026-07-22T17:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T12:00:15","slug":"regime-change-sells-500000-on-track-for-nonfiction-bestseller-of-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13734","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Regime Change&#8221; sells 500,000 \u2014 on track for nonfiction bestseller of &#8217;26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.axios.com\/2a5xus8ElrrOyNdOsEwCBcJdSxA=\/0x276:3000x1964\/1366x768\/2026\/07\/22\/1784682134164.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><strong>But this is a rare feat.<\/strong> &#8220;This doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean that Trump books are back,&#8221; said <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" data-vars-link-text=\"Keith Urbahn\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/javelindc.com\/teammates\/keith\/\" data-vars-content-id=\"849507f6-1bb0-4d44-a564-8b9ae0ee07d8\" data-vars-headline=\"Scoop: &quot;Regime Change&quot; sells 500,000 \u2014 on track for nonfiction bestseller of '26\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" href=\"https:\/\/javelindc.com\/teammates\/keith\/\" target=\"_blank\">Keith Urbahn<\/a>, Latimer&#8217;s co-founder at Javelin. &#8220;It&#8217;s still uphill sledding for political books.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;This book is different,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Maggie and Swan pierced the veil of a White House that has been pretty locked down on scoops and scenes. &#8216;Regime Change&#8217; is a unicorn of publishing. It goes well beyond political circles to people who are hungry for a narrative and frame to make sense of Trump 2.0. Even Trump and his team aren&#8217;t disputing the facts.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Zoom in: <\/strong>The book has been No. 1 on the New York Times <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" data-vars-link-text=\"nonfiction bestseller list\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/books\/best-sellers\/hardcover-nonfiction\/\" data-vars-content-id=\"849507f6-1bb0-4d44-a564-8b9ae0ee07d8\" data-vars-headline=\"Scoop: &quot;Regime Change&quot; sells 500,000 \u2014 on track for nonfiction bestseller of '26\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/books\/best-sellers\/hardcover-nonfiction\/\" target=\"_blank\">nonfiction bestseller list<\/a> for three weeks running.<\/p>\n<p><span data-ad-status=\"AD\" data-ad-type=\"midStoryAd\"\/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Regime Change&#8221; has also been No. 1 in Canada, Australia and the Netherlands, and No. 2 in the UK.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The big picture: <\/strong>Just two months ago, a Wall Street Journal <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" data-vars-link-text=\"article\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/media\/dad-books-are-a-dying-breed-d9a28b49?st=1kAerh&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink\" data-vars-content-id=\"849507f6-1bb0-4d44-a564-8b9ae0ee07d8\" data-vars-headline=\"Scoop: &quot;Regime Change&quot; sells 500,000 \u2014 on track for nonfiction bestseller of '26\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/media\/dad-books-are-a-dying-breed-d9a28b49?st=1kAerh&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink\" target=\"_blank\">article<\/a> declared that &#8220;Dad Books&#8221; \u2014 including books about politics and current affairs, as well as biographies and histories \u2014 &#8220;are a dying breed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The proximate causes: audiobooks, Substack newsletters, Netflix documentaries, YouTube videos and podcasts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><a class=\"gtmContentClick\" data-vars-link-text=\"Upcoming author appearances\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/Regime-Change\/Maggie-Haberman\/9781668067246\" data-vars-content-id=\"849507f6-1bb0-4d44-a564-8b9ae0ee07d8\" data-vars-headline=\"Scoop: &quot;Regime Change&quot; sells 500,000 \u2014 on track for nonfiction bestseller of '26\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/Regime-Change\/Maggie-Haberman\/9781668067246\" target=\"_blank\">Upcoming author appearances<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>But this is a rare feat. &#8220;This doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean that Trump books are back,&#8221; 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